James M. Scott, author of “Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War”

The twin anniversaries of the use of atomic weapons by the United States against Japan are in early August. We visit the deployment of this unprecedented arsenal and the Japanese reaction on this week’s “Leaders and Legends” podcast interview with James M. Scott author of “Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito, and the Descent into Total War” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…